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Diet for Obese Children
Monday, June 14th, 2010Childhood obesity:
Childhood obesity is one of the most common problems of “malnutrition” in developed countries. The presence of obesity in school children ranges from 7% to 10%.
Traditionally it was thought that childhood obesity depends primarily on a genetic factor, however, recent studies indicate that other factors predisposing to display obesity in children.
Some of the daily [...]
Why the Chinese are so thin? (IV)
Friday, March 19th, 2010This article is continued, “Why the Chinese are so thin?”
The author in his research that the Chinese eat 30% of calories more than the western population, with the difference being 20% thinner, based on a survey of T. Colin Campbell in China, authors of a major study which assessed the diet and its relation to [...]
Herbs to Cure Obesity
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Obesity is identified as an unusual amount of body fat is 20 to 30 percent over ideal weight based on age, height and sex. It is caused by many factors mainly being family history, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet and irregular eating habits. It puts you at risk for many diseases mainly diabetes, heart problems, such [...]
Childhood Obesity
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Childhood obesity is becoming an epidemic in developing countries. Children in countries like the U.S., the UK and Australia are getting fat and fat each generation. Why is this happening? It’s simple. The culture in these countries is promoting a sedentary lifestyle that discourages young people from exercising.
The cultivation in these western, developed countries with [...]
The Dangers of Excess Body Fat
Monday, January 25th, 2010The reason why people reduce weight is not just to look good, but also to avoid the dangers of excess body fat and obesity. Weight loss helps you stay fit and healthy and also increases resistance power. Obesity is a health disorder and can cause heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Obese people’s cholesterol level tends [...]
Childhood obesity: Is it a matter of genes?
Friday, January 15th, 2010Childhood obesity is a problem in many societies, and because of the junk food culture and sedentary lifestyles, levels associated with it do not cease to grow, with examples of countries like the UK, where one in four children is obese.
However, the reason for the problem seem to be entirely accurate, for while the preliminary [...]
Evaluation of a sedentary lifestyle, obesity and heart disease
Saturday, January 9th, 2010A new study in Clinical Cardiology examines the average fitness level of the morbidly obese (BMI between 40.0 and 49.9).
The results show that sedentary people proved that for more than 99 percent of the day and on average, walked less than 2500 steps per day, which is well below the guidelines of a healthy lifestyle [...]
